Comments on: Super Rugby Predictions 2018: The Final

By: Don P

Don P — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:00:49 +0000

Beware, Siddhant’s comment is a scam!

By: Siddhant

Siddhant — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:41:30 +0000

Yup! Heard a few people comment that the real final was last week.

By: Frans

Frans — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:03:53 +0000

Crusaders hot favourites,but perhaps the Lions
leaving the franchise for the betterment of English rugby,will give their all for the franchise one last time and surprise us all.

By: Don P

Don P — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:30:06 +0000

Good on Leon. Presumably the only English commentator here. Anyway, on with the show which ‘used to be the best club tourney in the world’. As the Crusaders have 7 AB’s in their pack, a sprinkling in their back line, an effective all round game & record, it’s hard to see past them chalking the final up @ home… by c.17 as indicated. The Lions also have around 1/2 a Springbok side out & with these in mind, they will seek to get stuck in early & knock Canterbury off balance. Who knows if the unexpected will happen, like a card, to tip the scales? Or if the Lions get the bounce of the ball a couple of times? Happens sometimes. However, things being equal, the result should go with home advantage… again. Even if all the seats aren’t sold yet & S Rugby ain’t what it used to be, according to the author at least, it doesn’t seem to have affected the NZ franchises too much… does it? Perhaps he can’t help the dig? And if S rugger isn’t the best anymore, then which is? Surely not the country’s whose national side has just lost 6 on the bounce?!

By: Hutch

Hutch — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:11:04 +0000

Yup! Heard a few people comment that the real final was last week.

Still, looking forward to seeing the likes of Marx and Smith giving it a good go.

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:08:31 +0000

“and with the way the tournament is set up, both sides deserve to be there.”

That’s one hell of a caveat. Had the teams been seeded based on their finishing in a combined table rather than giving a higher seeding for topping their conference we would be watching a Crusaders vs Hurricanes final